Singapore

The magic of lights in the Garden by the Bay for Haru.

When we arrived in Singapore, we left the ship with Chris and Lucy who wanted to show us Chinatown. Blessings – Chris figured out how to get the four of us to Chinatown from the port via the subway! It was so much quicker and cheaper than a taxi or bus would be!

We walked the food court and enjoyed Hawker Chan, waiting in its long line for the food. It was Michelin recognized and the food had lovely flavors. We looked around this market from the food to the clothing and knickknacks and then walked out to wander the streets – which is where Chris and Lucy knew the shaved ice was for our desert. A sesame and almond shaved ice, a gelatinous rice pudding and Haru taking it all in! Wow! The shaved ice menu was deep in flavors! Choose yours!

The streets for our walk about are colorful and reminiscent of New Orleans with its architecture in the Vieux Carre. It was a delightful day! We also had shopping centers connected to the port and a leather shoe company that I buy from, Another Sole, is based in Singapore and in this particular mall. So the next afternoon, we had to check out their brick and mortar store! Bingo – a few pairs of new leather shoes for both of us! Luckily they don’t take up much room!

The our overnight in Singapore, we had a major World Cruise event at the top of Marina Bay Sands Hotel on the 57th floor. The views were over the top – from the Gardens by the Bay, to the boats at sea with all the goods to trade! We had drinks on the 57th floor and then moved to the lower floor, also outdoors, where you can see all the food being set up.

Entertainments was mostly the cute two person dragons! They even entertained our guests including, Chris and Johnny…

The night sky lit up with magnificent colors that changed by the minute. At one point in time we had fireworks that literally exploded off our viewing/eating deck. It was a magical evening for the approximate 180 of us world cruisers.

Next up after our busy night, Larkin went on an excursion to the Gardens by the Bay. Larkin took some fabulous photo’s and wished she wasn’t on a tour because she felt she had to move through too quickly. We both want to go back and do it on our own someday so we can wander…You can see the Marina Bay Sands from the night before in Haru’s view! We were on the top platform on the far right for our event the night before.

You can see how much fun Haru had!

The flowers and plants along with the waterfalls were stunning!

..and the colors magnificent!

The architecture of Singapore’s skyscrapers is always interesting!

Up next Thailand’s one stop, Phuket!